Historical Events 1903 - The Sultanate of Aceh's Panglima Polim surrenders to Dutch Army Captain Hendrikus Colijn at Atjeh 1944 - Britain's Home Guard ('Dad's Army') is officially stood down at a special farewell parade in Hyde Park‚ London. 1960 - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot"‚ starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews‚ and introducing Robert Goulet‚ opens at Majestic Theater‚ NYC; runs for 873 performances‚ wins 4 Tony Awards 1982 - 35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork‚ Arkansas (state record) 1995 - Davis Cup Tennis‚ Moscow: Pete Sampras beats Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2‚ 6-4‚ 7-6 to give US a winning 3-1 lead (ends 3-2); record 31st US title 2020 - ATandT Inc’s Warner Bros studio announces all its 2021 movies will stream online the same day they appear in theatres because of the pandemic More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1764 - Mary Lamb‚ British author (Tales from Shakespeare)‚ born in London‚ England (d. 1847) 1909 - Dana Suesse‚ American musician and songwriter (You Ought To Be In Pictures)‚ born in Kansas City‚ Jackson County‚ Missouri (d. 1987) 1951 - Mike Stock‚ British songwriter and producer (Stock‚ Aitken and Waterman; Rick Astley; Bananarama; Kylie Minogue)‚ born in Margate‚ Kent‚ England 1970 - Amy Helm‚ American singer-songwriter (Ollabelle)‚ born in Woodstock‚ New York 1973 - Sammy Leung‚ Hong Kong disc jockey 1976 - Byron Kelleher‚ New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps; Highlanders‚ Chiefs‚ Toulouse)‚ born in Dunedin‚ New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1265 - Odofredus‚ Italian jurist 1892 - Afanasy Fet‚ Russian poet‚ dies at 71 1989 - Jimmy Shirley‚ American jazz and RandB electric guitarist‚ and early proponent of the Vibrola vibrato arm ("whammy bar")‚ dies at 76 1994 - Elizabeth Glaser‚ American AIDS activist‚ wife of director Paul Michael Glaser‚ dies of AIDS at 47 2002 - Glenn Quinn‚ Irish actor (b. 1970) 2016 - Antonio Membrado‚ Spanish-French classical guitarist and composer‚ dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »